On the 15th of September, Austin hosts Real Salt Lake in a clash of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. 2nd placed Austin is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Seattle Sounders. Raul Mario Ruidiaz Misitich scored the first goal for Seattle Sounders in the 12th minute, then Raul Mario Ruidiaz Misitich added another in the 34th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Austin couldn’t manage to score, and Seattle Sounders took the shutout win. Austin is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while real Salt Lake is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against DC United. Real Salt Lake had 16 on net, and DC United had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Real Salt Lake is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of May, Real Salt Lake hosted Austin at the Rio Tinto Stadium in their last match together. Real Salt Lake won by a score of 2 to 1. Alexander Ring struck first for Austin in the 24th minute on a feed from Diego Fagúndez, then Chang tied it up for Real Salt Lake in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Andrew Brody to cap off a wild match.
Real Salt Lake is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Anderson Julio and Sergio Córdova each having 2 goals in their last five. Sebastián Driussi has been the most prolific scorer on Austin in his last 5 matches with three goals.